| Sunderland | Chelsea |
|---|
| GK | Marton Fulop | | GK | Petr Cech |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Branislav Ivanovic |
| DR | George McCartney | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Anton Ferdinand | | DR | Jose Bosingwa |
| DR | Danny Collins | | DR | John Terry |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | Michael Essien |
| MD | Lorik Cana | | MD | Frank Lampard |
| S1 | MD | Lee Cattermole | | MD | Michael Ballack |
| S3 | AM | Kieran Richardson | S3 | MD | Deco |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Didier Drogba |
| S2 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | S1 | FD | Salomon Kalou |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Grant Leadbitter | S1 | WR | Florent Malouda |
| S2 | FD | Fraizer Campbell | S2 | FD | Daniel Sturridge |
| S3 | MD | Andy Reid | S3 | FD | Andrei Shevchenko |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Carlos Ancelotti |